Finding and Reading Ebsco eBooks

You can find available Ebsco eBooks by using OneSearch, which is available from the Library's home page (www.hofstra.edu/library). You can also search directly on the Ebsco eBook site. Ebsco eBooks can be read directly in your browser window. Many titles can also be checked out and downloaded to your computer or other device.

***Please be aware that not all Ebsco eBooks are downloadable.***If you do not see the "Download (Offline)" link, then the eBook cannotbe downloaded.

In cases where the eBook is not downloadable, the content can be read on screen and there may also be an option to save a limited number of pages, though not the entirety of the book. You will find the option to save, e-mail, or print pages from within the PDF or ePub view of the work, in a menu found at the top of the viewer window.

When you click one of these options, you will be warned of the page limit.

Possible Errors

If, when trying to download an eBook to Digital Editions, you receive the following error message: E_AUTH_BAD_DEVICE_KEY_OR_PKCS12 or E_ACT_NOT_READY, etc., you may need to completely remove any authorization using ctrl-shift-D to Adobe Digital Editions (cmd-shift-D if on Mac). Then restart Digital Editions, and reauthorize with your Adobe ID.

When downloading an eBook using the Chrome browser, the download will not automatically open but appears in the download bar at the bottom of the browser as URLLink.acsm. Click the download in the bar and select Open to open the eBook or select Always open files of this type to automatically open future EBSCO eBooks downloads in ADE.

Some web browsers are known to have a hard time recognizing script components in certain eBooks. Because of this, you may need to go through a "load unsafe scripts" protocol. Videos are available to illustrate how to correct this issue in Firefox, Chrome & Internet Explorer browsers.

How to Download Ebsco eBooks on a mobile device (Android, Apple)

Ebsco has developed an app you can install in order to download/read eBooks on your mobile device. Please click on the following link for more information and instructions: